Going Back to School? Check Off Your Child’s Doctor’s Visit

As the start of the school year approaches, schedule a back-to-school visit with your family doctor or pediatrician. This is an important bullet on your back-to-school to-do list, especially because many schools require physicals and other tests. Schedule Early...

Preparing for a Skin Cancer Screening

Skin cancer screenings that include a total body skin exam are extremely important, especially if you have a family history of this cancer. It’s important not only for maintaining your health, but catching diseases early. But that first skin cancer screening can...

How do I know if I have Hay Fever?

Allergic rhinitis, otherwise known as hay fever, affects millions of people each year most frequently in the warmer seasons, but sometimes during the winter as well. The name hay fever came around because of the reactions people would have when they gathered there hay...

Do I Need to See a Doctor for a Cold?

No one enjoys the common cold. That is a fact of life. Sicknesses caused by bacteria and viruses have been around for the entirety of human history and, up until the 19th and 20th centuries, are the cause of millions of deaths. Thanks to modern medicine, knowledge,...

How to Prepare for Your Doctor Appointment

There are a number of things you can do to prepare for your doctor appointment, regardless of the reason for the visit. If you’re seeing your doctor for something specific or if it is for a simple annual wellness exam, you should still prepare to make the best...